Dear Mireille, I have been following your site for quite some time and knew in my heart that I wanted to go from curly to frizzy but did not dare to take the step. My hair has been a big problem for years. The front has unfortunately simply disappeared due to the many braids in my younger years and the back is growing fine.
I realize the front is not coming back, at least not the way it should be but, I want to treat the rest of my hair with respect again and have finally gone “natural”. At least I am working on it. I literally started using the Going Natural Herbal Shampoo , Rhassoul Treatment and the Natural Shea Butter this week. I also use the knot teezer.
I feel my hair is getting a lot better but my hair feels and looks very dry. Is the Shea Butter suitable for me or should I use something else?
It almost seems like I expect a miracle right after using the products, but that is absolutely not what I mean! I was just wondering if the shea butter really needs a few days/weeks to be absorbed into the hair to look and feel less dry.
Thank you very much for your attention to my mail and to this website. The site inspires me enormously!
Kind regards,
Lien
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Hi Lien,
How happy I am to hear from you. It is always nice to hear from people who have been coming to the site for years. It is great that you emailed and very brave that you took the step to go curly. I think that just like you, many people feel that they have to stop what they are doing, but that it is still very difficult to actually take the step. In the end, that is all they know after having worn curly for so long. Recognizing that you have to change your behavior is one thing, taking the step is even harder, but you did both. So hats off to you.
I also think you have the right products in the house, to start with, because that is how you get to know your hair best. There are people who cannot tolerate pure Shea butter. Their hair does indeed feel dry. I would advise you to use the No More Knots and the Herbal Styling Gel for now, these are water-based products.
To get rid of the dry feeling you could also try the Detox Conditioner . This detox treatment is really important because after a deep cleanse the hair absorbs products much better. If it is good you will notice a difference after the first treatment but repeat this for 4 weeks and see how the hair recovers. For now I hope this helps and I hope to hear from you soon. Good luck!
